Chinese New Year 2025 is coming and Madrid is getting ready to celebrate it. As has been the norm in recent years, the Madrid City Council has prepared a program of cultural and leisure activities.
In 2025, the Year of the Wooden Snake is celebrated. Specifically, the Chinese New Year Festival begins on Wednesday, January 29 and will conclude on February 16, 2026.
In Madrid, the Chinese Year celebrations were born a decade ago in the streets of Usera, known as the “China Town” of Madrid. Madrid’s China Town as it is one of the city’s districts with the largest Chinese population. Those spontaneous celebrations have become part of the current cultural agenda offered by the Spanish capital.
Among the wide variety of events and activities are the fireworks display in Pradolongo Park, the classic concert (with DJ Yang) and the Grand Parade of the Chinese New Year, which will take place on Sunday, February 2.
To begin with, from January 31 to February 2, the stage located on the esplanade of the Municipal Board of the District of Usera (Av. de Rafaela Ybarra, 41) will have cultural exhibitions of Chinese associations. Nearby, there will be the Wishing Wall, a fence with intertwined red threads and ropes, where everyone can leave their wishes for the Chinese New Year 2025.
CHINESE MARKET AND GASTRONOMIC SPACE
The Chinese handicraft market exhibits and sells traditional handmade products: calligraphy, decorative fans, cut paper figures, mask painting and many more. An offer that is completed with foodtrucks to taste typical food.
The market is located in the esplanade of the Municipal Board of the District of Usera and will be on the following dates and times:
- Friday, January 31, from 4:00 pm to 10:00 pm.
- Saturday, February 1, from 11:00 am to 10:00 pm.
- Sunday, February 2, from 11:00 am to 9:00 pm.
Here is the complete Chinese New Year Program in Madrid 2025, with all the events and activities:
FRIDAY, JANUARY 31
- 17:00: Opening ceremony of the Chinese New Year of the Snake 2025 (in the stage tent on the esplanade of the Junta Municipal Usera).
- From 4:45 to 5:45 p.m.: Workshop ‘The lucky snake’ (at CEAC Maris Stella).
- from 8:30 pm to 10:00 pm: Chinese Carnival: Costume ball with DJ Manolo session (esplanade of the Junta Municipal Usera).
SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 1ST
- From 11:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m.: Botanical path ‘The plants of China’ (CEAC Maris Stella).
- From 11:00 am to 1:00 pm: ‘Paper snakes’ workshop (CEAC Maris Stella)
- From 11:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m.: Chinese meditation workshop (Centro Cultural de Usera)
- From 12:00 to 16:00: Storytelling ‘The arrival of the wooden snake’ (José Hierro Library).
- From 12:45 to 1:45 p.m.: Meditation workshop in Spanish (Usera Cultural Center)
- From 5:00 pm to 7:00 pm: Beijing Opera Mask Cutting and Painting Workshop (Usera Cultural Center).
- From 18:00 to 19:30: Inauguration of the exhibition ‘A look from Weihai and concert by Neibu Music Group – Xuezhu Yuexing – (CEAC Maris Stella).
- From 20:00 to 20:15 hours: Chinese New Year fireworks display (at Pradolongo Park).
- From 20:20 to 22:00: Chinese Vibesss Concert with DJ Yang (esplanade of the Junta Municipal Usera).
SUNDAY, FEBRUARY 2
- 12:00 pm: Great Chinese New Year parade. The route starts at Marcelo Usara Street and ends at Rafael Ybarra Avenue.
TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 4
- From 10:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m.: ‘Business Day ‘Chinese New Year for entrepreneurs: connections with Weihai’ (CEAC Maris Stella)
FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 7
- From 4:45 to 5:45 p.m.: Workshop on ‘Creation of Java puppets and Chinese shadows (in CEAC Maris Stella).
SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 8
- 11:30 a.m. to 1:00 p.m.: Chinese calligraphy workshop (CEAC Maris Stella)
- From 4:45 to 5:45 p.m.: Workshop on ‘Creation of Java puppets and Chinese shadows (in CEAC Maris Stella).
SUNDAY, FEBRUARY 9
- From 11:00 am to 1:00 pm: Botanical path ‘The plants of China’ (CEAC Maris Stella)
EXHIBITIONS
The cultural agenda is completed with the following exhibitions:
- Exhibition‘A view from Weihai‘: from January 29 to February 28 (at CEAC Maris Stella).
- Exhibition of Red Chinese Inks: from January 29th to February 28th (in the Exhibition Hall of the Municipal Board of the District of Usera).
- Photography exhibition‘La Fiesta de la Primavera‘: from January 31 to February 16 (at LA Sala de Exposiciones del Centro Cultural Usera).
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